Washing-machine



(No Model.)

J. BAKER.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 286.109. h i Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

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Nrrnn Siemens artnr JAMES BAKER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.-

. l WASHING-MACHlNE.

EPELIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,1C9, dated Octobelv2, 1883.

Application filed .Tuly 2S, lSS. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that li, JAMES BAKER, ol St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented certain new vand useful Improvements inlashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, a-nd exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of .reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification, in which* Figure l is a verticalsection through my improved rotary washing-machine, taken in alongitudinalplane. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken transverselythrough the machine, as indicated by the dotted line .fr m on Fig. l. Fi3 is a perspectiwe detail of the machine, showing one o1" the bucketsand a section ofthe cylinder as I prefer to pcrforate and slot it.

The object of my invention is to improve vrotary washing-machines; andit consists 'in a certain peculiar construction, which will be fullyunderstood from. the'following description when taken in connection withthe annexed drawings and claim.

A designates a pan or vessel ,which is mounted on legs a n.. This panhas a depression or channel, I, and it is covered by a cap, 15, and n.plate, l. lt is also provided with a vre-enforcement, B, at one end, forthe purpose ol strengtheni ngthat porti on,io which I shall apply awri'nger, Bl, ol' the wellknown kind.

'Beneath-the depressed portion ol' my pan or tub I hang, by means ofhooks c c, a heatingvessel, (l, which isdetachable. This heating-'vessel maybe a coal-foil. stove, or it maybe constructed in anymanuel-which is found best adapted to the purpose ol' warming the watery in the pan or vessel A. It will be observed that the depressed portionof the pan has an outlet, I), provided with a cock, for allowing` thesediment to be drawn oft' at pleasure.

Each side ot' the pan or vessel above described a'li'ords a bearing fora rotary washing device, which I will new explain.

The short trunnions j' f are sustained in suitable bearings in thecheeks ot' the vessel A, and the trunnionf has a crank-handle on it, forthe purpose ol" turning the cylinder G. This cylinder G is provided witha section, G', which I prefer to hinge at fi, and to provide 'with asuitable fastening, j.

On the outside of the cylinder G, and arranged at suitable distances, Isecure buckets H. These buckets are designed for dipping up the waterfrom the said depressed portion ofthe pan and emptying the saine intothe interior of theicylinder G.

It will be observed that the cylinder G is perforated at l Z and slottedor perforated at m, and that the hoods orbuekets II extend above thecent-ral pcrforations or slots, on. My object is to dip up water andempty it through the perforations or slots m upon the articles to bewashed. Y,

Inside oit' the cylinder, and rigidly secured thereto, aresemicyliudrical. portions L, which are perforated-'and which operate asdashers or beaters. These interior portions, Il, have p eri'orati on sppp th rough tl lem, through which the water is caused to :fall on thearticles in the cylinder G. I also provide on opposite sides of thein'terior sprinklers, Il, perforations through the wall of the cylinderG, which will allow the 'filthy water to readily escape and fall intothe channel b of ythe pan or vessel A, from which ther precipitate canbe withdrawn through the cock at pleasure.

The rotary cylinder, with its inte ri or sem iey lindrical dashers, isconstructed with a hinged segment or gate, by opening which articles canbe introduced or removed. This gateishinged transversely with respect tothe axis of the cylinder il'or the purpose ol' allowing the cleansedarticles to be deposited into the water in the shallow raised portieriof the vessel A, from which they can be conveniently manipulated ilorthe purpose of wringing them.

By my invention I prevent the clothes from adhering to the cylinderG,for the reason that I use buckets on the outside of this cylinder,which willV pick up large quantities of water and discharge it into thiscylinder against the clothes, the effect of which is that they arerapidly cleansed. I prefer to use slots, instead of perforations,through the wall of cylinder G, although I may use either.

The operation of my machine may be briefly described'as follows: Asuitable number of articles to be cleansed is put into the cylinder (i,and the tub or vessel A is supplied with water and soap. The lamp N,which is beneath the depressed portion ofthe said vessel,

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is lighted, and when the water is at a desired temperature the cylinderG is rotated. The buckets on this cylinder will piek up the water anddischarge it through the perforations which are through the internalperforated semi-cylindrical dashers. VVllen the articles are cleansedthe gate of the cylinder is opened, and they are deposited into theshallow portion of the vessel A by reversing thel motion of thecylinder, from which they can be conveniently taken and passed betweenthe rollers of the wringer.

I am well aware that it is not new to employ Ain connection with arevolving cylinder for washing purposes perforated tubes on the innerside of said cylinder, orbuekets arranged on the outer side thereof, andtherefore lay no claim, broadly, to these features.

l Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in arwashing-machine, of a rotary cylinder having aseries of troughs on its periphery extending from end to end of saidcylinder,a series of perforated dashers of like length on the inner sidethereof opposite to the troughs and communicating therewith by a slotora series of perforations and apertures on both sides of the troughs,with asuitable pan or water-holder, all constructed and adapted tooperate substantially as and for purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

JAS. BAKER.

Witnesses T. H. ALEXANDER, F. O. MCCLEARY.

